SOUTHWICK — Construction on the new facility for the Our Community Pantry is expected to be finished by the end of this week, only four months and six days after ground was broken in August.“The finish line is less than 10 feet away … but...
By Stephen Owsinski Every first responder —police officer, firefighter, paramedic— has encountered untold numbers of people in dire straits and desperately in need of an intervention. Although these interactions are relatively indelible, some of these saves stick infinitely, with nanoseconds to spare, lives preserved by...
Barrington Stage has announced that “La Cage Aux Folles” and “Next to Normal,” two landmark Tony Award-winning musicals, will be performed in the Berkshires next summer. “La Cage Aux Folles” features Jerry Herman’s music and lyrics. “Next to Normal,” which will be directed by Alan...
Dear Amy: My son is 8 years old and is very talkative and inquisitive. He asks lots of “why” questions that don’t always coincide with the current conversation, but are about a previous topic.His two reading teachers have said that he is disrespectful and does...
Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a wonderful man who loves me more than anything.When I was 15, a family member was able to get in...
Story by Josh Lanier • 10 h The former Methuen police chief and one of the department's ex-detectives have been indicted on a litany of charges, including public corruption and fraud, state officials announced Thursday evening, Sept. 28. Ex-Police Chief Joseph Solomon was charged after a monthslong...
By Jill Harmacinski (jharmacinski@eagletribune.com) Nov 10, 2023 [caption id="attachment_16132" align="alignnone" width="387"] Joseph Solomon booking photo from Nov. 3 Massachusetts State Police[/caption] SALEM, Mass.- Retired Methuen police Chief Joseph Solomon and former police officer Sean Fountain walked out of court as free men after their arraignments on perjury,...
By Nick Stoico Globe Correspondent, Updated November 10, 2023, 11:57 p.m. [caption id="attachment_16130" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon in 2020. METHEUN POLICE DEPARTMENT[/caption] Former Methuen police chief Joseph Solomon and a former city councilor that he hired as a police officer both pleaded not guilty...
By Howie Carr Last updated Oct 1, 2023 [caption id="attachment_16128" align="alignnone" width="499"] An indictment is always a disappointment, so why is this man smiling?[/caption] But what does ex-Methuen police chief Joseph Solomon care? His motto is, if you're indicted, you're invited. How did he run the Methuen PD, you...
Former city councilor who was close ally of ex-chief Joseph Solomon charged with felonies By Andrea Estes Globe Staff, Updated April 6, 2023, 2:48 p.m. [caption id="attachment_16126" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon. METHEUN POLICE DEPARTMENT[/caption] Joseph Solomon ran the Methuen Police Department like the "don...